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Frankenstein

noun: an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
noun: the monster created from parts of corpses by Dr. Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)

"Who today can tell the price we shall be forced to pay in future years when the upper atmosphere sends us its bill, and the concrete containers, which have been thrown into the sea, become radioactive Frankensteins?" [Atomic Suicide, page 174]

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Golem: noun: (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means; a mechanism that can move automatically.

Created by Dale Pond. Last Modification: Sunday January 29, 2017 04:05:23 MST by Dale Pond.